Sand-settling box.



J. F. REINERT. SAND SETTLING B OX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 19!], v 1,237,959, Patented Aug. 21, 191?.

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J. F.. REINERT.

SAND SETTLING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28; 1911.

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tion.

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JOHN r; nnrnnn'r, or social: stern, rumors.

and from which the separated, Water and sandare, respectively, discharged.

And the objects of this invention are obtain an apparatus into which a flow of a water holding sand suspended thereby may ibe continuously discharged; an apparatus which will separate all the sand from the [water by. means ofwhich it isdelivered thereinto; which will continuously discharge water therefrom anclwhich will automatically, and at intervals,. discharge therefrom the wet sand which hasbeenseparated from theywater, without discharging @Witll said sand, any considerable quantity of water.

V 3 The; separation of Additional objects are to obtain a sand settlingbox of the kind described which ,is

,economicallymade, durable, not liable to break, getwout of order or clogup. I i l the water and sand in this apparatusis accomplished by gravity,

ias inmany sand settlingboxes heretofore wellknown in the art."

1 To those skilled in the art it is wet imam that a rapidly moving body of water will hold will, by gravity,

sand insuspension and carry it along therewith; andthat when 'the'fiow or current of said bodyiof water is checked andsaid water comes to rest the sand; suspended therein fall or settle through the water and be deposited on the bottom of the i 1 place or receptacle holding said water and I a i I have illustrated an apparatus embodysand. x

fling this invention in the drawings =accompanying this specification and forming a part hereof and in 1which- Figure 1, represents anendaelevation.

Fig. 2 a side elevationy l Fig; 3 a vertical sectionoi the movable members of the apparatus, and

Specification of Letters Latent.

' Application filed May'28, 1917. Serial No. 171,392..

annular flange e and passageway, e,

I Patented Au 21, 1917;

of Fig. 3, viewed inthedirection indicated by the arrows. i 1

- A' character applied to designate a given part indicates said part throughout the sevr eral figures of the drawings wherever the same appears, a e A- represents a with'a pluralityof down spoutsa.

tank which is provided B ep-- resents a pipe or conduit. which is arranged to discharge water, holding sand in suspension, into tank A. G, O, respectively represents pipes: or conduits, attached vto the lowerends of down spouts a. D, D, represent bearings which are secured to the 1111- der side oftank A. .E, E, represent combined settling and dischargespouts which are pivotally mounted .on the bearings D,

by pintles or bolts d and leaves D. F,.F, represent members which are mounted, on the combined settling and discharge. spouts E, by bolts f.

The functions ofimemberF v weighing beams and said member .is supported at its outer end by brace1G., g is [a bolt, joining member F and brace G H, H, represent weights which are ,moyably mounted on members F, and h, h, represent set screws; by means of-whichlthe weights are rigidly securedin an adjusted position onlmem ber The upper end of the combined setthng and discharge spout E is closed, (see Fig.

i), and said closed end is provided ,withkthe see Figs. 3 and i). I represents a flexible tube or hose, thelowerend of which is attached to the flange e and the, upper endto the lower endof the down spout a. J are bands respectively provided with tightening bolts by meansof which said tubes or hose are, at-

tached as recited K are doors'which are pivotally mounted on thelower end of down spouts E by meansvofthe castings Jo, and pintlesk. L. represents a stationary memher on which the links M are pivotally mounted byybolts m. m represents pintles connecting a door K to one of the links. M.

Spouts E arecurved, as at N, andapro,-

or seats 71,; and O, (Fig. 3), .isfa valve arranged to co-act with valvewaysqu When slide valve 0 isin position to close the aperture in valveways or valve seats-n, the lower Fig, 4 a horizont l section/son *end of-spout Eflis sepa a d mihQ PP vided, on the inside thereof, with valveways 1 n pivotally away from end thereof, (see Fig. 3:) when said p ti. me ication ind ate bybr' k ln lines insaid Fig. 3, said valve is seated by means of r P ich isat ach d are lower end to door K, as-by eyelo'ol't and casting p. Q'are agitators on connee tion l. When, in the operation of the device as hereatte des ib d,-.t sv lve1 is seate ii id the lower endfof sp 'out'Eis open, the sand which has settled in the-.lowersend of said spout, is started toward falling from the spout by saidagitatorsxQj i r In Fig. 1 one of the spouts E'is illustrated in position with the-lower;end thereof closed by it's 'doorK,'yandthe other (the right hand one as v'iewe'd):.is illustrated as turned on its pintle away from the door K thereby open- -ing"'s aid lower end so I-that' sand which is contained'in' said spout adjacent to said vdoor may fall therefrom, and represents sand flowing fronr'said spout. k i ijTheiconiiection Bis arranged sothat when the lower of-sp'outE is moved against andclosed door oricover K-the valve O is .o'fi its seat andfsand" settling in spout falls through" openingor aperture 0'' and yaive seat vi onto the door or cover K;-and

saidspo'ut is turned "on-its pivot to move the lower end' thereof away from said door i or sever-Irena; valve 0 is moved longitudiiially'on Jit's'se'at to close said aperture. The

" weight, H is adjustably secured-on member F teats-enter K againstthe pressure of water on anasethatwhen a determined quantinker sand at thelower endof spe t E has 1 lacedthe water therein; the added caused by displ'acement will a 'omatically turn said spout, raising said epeningth do r oreov r; and 'iesitfgfthetalv Oi This lastn'ained operation is to limit the flow of water along with thelf"llingsaridfrbin,said spout; i

I *Qj R sfa perfo ted shelf in" tank A and r is afvertic'al parti By means of perforated andpart I on r'aregeiving'receptacle sand in suspension from pipe'B' is obtainedysaid water sand being" discharged from said reeeptacie tank A through the perforations insai'd thereby "breaking up any cur rent' which might otherwise" he formed from the receiving to the discharge orpyerflow iend of'saidtank kfl s eei ji q of t pp t i flowof waeeranai asa'tein discharged 7 iiitoxtank the saiid whichissusp endedin said will settle the "lower end of spoat'n and wheiia'determined quantity-of sand is? in said spoutthe weight thereof, "begreater than the weight of the water "displaced thereh y, -will cause said spout to 3 the door or'cove'r tlieiyalve 0 am he (dosed, and the s H I aid: t le tater ssistantwarfan 55 flirtffb'mf o""'appreciable quantity of t re sand thereinhaving settled therefrom to be Y ultimately 'depositedin spouts a and E,

using a stationary tank provided with a number of mo-vably mounted settling spouts arranged to receive the sandwhich settlesfrom the water in said tank, and to bemovedbyrgravity to discharge the sand therein and, having discharged said sand to be returned, by gravity to their'initial posi tions saidgtankmay be of suflicient size to preVenttheover flowof'water carrying'any sand therewith; and by placing a valve to separate'thefportion of the-settling spout which "containssuilicient sand to automaticallymove said settling spout with means to automatically close said valve as said settling spoutmoves, I prevent-the discharge )Vith 'said sand'from said large tank} In practice the weight H is adjusted so that somesand will be "on valve-O asthe settling spoutmove's away from its cover or doors. 7

'Iclaimf I 1. In 'a sand settling box, a tank, down spouts from said tanlg-"movably: mounted settling spouts arranged to receive" sand of any appreciable volume of water'along from said down spouts,weights arrangedto 9 hold said settling spouts in determined iiiclined positions, covers mounted on the" discharge ends "of said settling pouts, and means to hold saidcovers to' open'andfclose said discharge ends as said settling spouts are moved by gravity away from and back to said determined position, i In a sand settlingboz c, a tank, a receptacle "provided with a foraminate ds ahottoin positionedin saidtank,;means to direo'twater and sand'iinto said'receptaole, down spouts from said tank, movably"mounted settllng spoutsarranged to receive sand -:Eromsaid down spouts, weightsarrangedto hold said settling spouts determined inclined positions, "covers mounted onthedis- 'charge ends of said settling spouts, and meanszto holdsaid covers to open and close said discharge'ends as said settling spouts are moved by gravity away-from and back to said determinedposition.

)3, In a sand' -sett'lin g box, a tank, down spouts from saidtanli, movahly .mountedvset- .tling spouts arranged'to receive sand from said down spouts, valve seats in said .settling spouts and valves arranged :to. coe'act with said seats, weights; arranged: to. hold said settling spouts .in determined inclined positions, covers mounted on the discharge ends of said settling spouts, connectionsibetween said covers. and said valves and means discharge ends and.: se at= and Iunseat said valves said settl ng p u are m ve y 'tohold sai'd covers to open and close said gravity away from and back to said determined positions.

a. In a sand settling box, a tank, a receptacle provided with a foraminated bottom positioned in said tank, means to direct water and sand into said receptacle, down spoutsirom said tank, movably mounted settling spouts arranged to receive sand from said down spouts, valve seats in said settling spouts and valves arranged to co-act with said seats, weights arranged to hold said settling spouts in determined inclined positions, covers mounted on the discharge ends of said settling spouts, connections between said valves and said covers, agitators on said connections, and means to hold said covers to open and close said discharge ends and move said connections, agitators and valves, as said settling spouts are moved by gravity away from and back to said determined positions.

In a sand settling box, a tank, down spouts from said tank, journal bearings attached to the bottom of saidtank, settling spouts mounted on said journal bearings, the upper ends of said settling spouts being closed and said closed ends provided with apertures, flanges around said apertures, tubular connectionsof flexible material attached to said flanges and to said down spouts, pipes attached to the discharge ends of said down spouts and extending through said apertures into said settling spouts, valve seats in said settling spouts and valves arranged to co-act with said seats, weights arranged to hold said settling spouts in determined inclined positions, covers mounted on the discharge ends of said settling spouts, connections between said covers and said valves and means to hold said covers to open and close said discharge ends and seat and unseat said valves as said settling spouts are moved by gravity away from and back to said determined positions.

6. In a sand settling box, a tank, a receptacle provided with a foraminated bottom positioned in said tank, means to direct wa ter and sand into said receptacle, down spouts from said tank, movably mounted settling spouts arranged to receive sand from said down spouts, flexible connections between the settling spouts and the down spouts to prevent the flow of water therefrom, means arranged to hold said spouts in determined inclined positions, covers mounted on the discharge ends of said settling spouts, and means to hold said covers to open and close said discharge ends as said settling spouts are moved by gravity away from and back to said determined position.

JOHN F. REINERT; In the presence of- -OIIARLES TURNER BROWN,

J. Sounnnn.

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